Renault to build 350,000 Dacia Duster SUVs this year in Morocco
By Andrew, 06 Feb, 2011. 0 Comments
2011 Dacia Duster
An executive for Renault S.A. recently said the carmaker will eventually be able to produce 350,000 low-cost vehicles annually at the plant it is building in Tangiers, Morocco. For 2012, Renault plans to add two more vehicles to the low-cost, or entry level, Dacia range, currently made up of the small Sandero, the Logan sedan and estate cars, and the highly-successful new Duster SUV. Renault is relying on Dacia to help it conquer fast-growing emerging markets Russia and Brazil, as Renault seeks to cut dependence on stagnating European demand and boost international growth.
Completing the Dacia range are a new family minivan and a light commercial vehicle slightly larger than a Renault Kangoo van. Both are based on the Logan platform and built at the Tangiers site.
Gerard Detourbet, vice president for Renault's entry-level program, told Reuters that the maximum capacity for Renault's two lines will be 350,000-360,000, like Pitesti, referring to Dacia’s home base. Renault recently set out new production plans, steering three-fifths of a total of EUR5.7 billion ($7.89 billion) to be invested in industrial sites by 2013 to foreign markets as it hopes to cut its dependency on Europe. [via autonews - sub. required]
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